Fireproof construction.



, Patented June 4, 190|.

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(Application led Aug. 28, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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NITED STATES ArtNr union.

WILLIAFM ORR, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEW JERSEY WIRE CLOTH COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

FIREPRooF CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 675,403, dated .Tune 4, 1901.

I Application filed August 23. 1900. Serial No. 27,777. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ORB, a citizen of theUuited States, residing at Trenton, county of Mercer, and State of New Jersey, have invented Ycertain new and useful Improvements Vin Fireproof Constructions, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The object of the present invention is to provide a cheap and simple fireproof partition or wall formed of reticulated metal and plastic material, .which shall have the required fireproof qualities and strength while employing butA a single layer of reticulated metal and capable of rapid and eicient construction without labor of special skill.

As a full understanding of the invention can best be given by an illustration and detailed description of constructions embodying the same, such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of A.this specification, and showing a partition embodying the in vention in its preferredform and a wall construction embodying certain features of the invention, and the features forming the invention'will then be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of a partition in process of construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the completed construction. Fig. 3 is a side elevation 0f the metal framework with the reticulated metal partly broken away for the purpose of illustration. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the wall construction. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the furring-rod hold'er.

Referring now particularly to Figs. l to 3, A is the floor and B the ceiling between which the partition is to be built. The ceiling B is shown as of a common reproof construction with ceiling-supportin g rods b extending from beam to beam and carried by the flanges of the I-beams C, reticulated metal c, which is shown as common woven-wire lathing supported by and below the rods b, and the plastic material p applied on the lower side of the reticulated metal c. It will be understood, however, that the ceiling or iioor construction at the top of the partition as well as at the base of the partition may be of any suitable construction.

vReferring now to the partition construcabove the other they extend from ceiling to 6o floor and overlap at the center, as shown, the overlapping being sufficient so that these sheets may be used in constructing partitions of different heights, thus avoiding the necessity of making reticulated metal of special Widthsfor different partitions. Each of these sheets of reticulated metal has secured thereto or woven therein supporting-rods e, which rods extend the full width of the sheets and project therefrom, so as to be used in secur- 7c ing the reticulated metal to the ceiling and floor. As the successive sheets of reticulated metal overlap,these rods e also overlap upon each. other between the ceiling and floor, and

the overlapping portions of these rods are secured together, so as to make a continuous sheet of reticulated metal extending vertically between the ceiling and iioor.

As shown in Figs. l to 3, the overlapping portions of the sheets ot' reticulated metal 8o and of the rods e are secured together by hori- Zontal rods f, extending along the opposite sides of the overlapping portions and secured by wire ties l to the rods e at suitable intervals. angles and iiattened at their lowerends for nailing to the oor and at their upper ends are shown as formed with hooks 2, which are hooked through the lathiug and around the stiening-rods of the lathing. derstood, however, that the ends of the rods e, projecting beyond the reticulated metal, may be formed and secured to the ceiling and iioor in any other suitable manner. The reticulated metal D D is shown as woven-wire 95 mesh such that the plastic material will be loc properly held when applied as described hereinafter.

The rods e are shown as bent at right It will be un- 9o The plastic material is to be applied upon the retieulated metal by a trowel in the usual manner, and for the purpose ot stifening the reticulated metal against the troivel-'pressure a backing for the reticnlated metal is preferably used. 'lhismayconsistsiinplyof struts E, supporting the reticulated metal from the licor, as shown, or any other suitable means maybe used for this purpose.

The metal frame formed by the overlapping sheets of reticulated metal D D and the supporting-rods e having been erected and backed by the struts E or otherwise, the plastic material (l is applied to one face of the reticulated metal, as shown in Fig.. l. This plastic material having been allowed to set, the struts E or other backing is removed and plastic material d' is then applied on the other face of the reticulated metal to form a complete construction, as shown in Fig. 2. A partition construction is thus secured consisting of two bodies ot plastic material united and strengthened by a single center of reticulated metal. This construction of metal center is also admirably adapted, not only for partition Work, but also for forming Wall furrin g or protection on the face of a Wall. Such a construction is shown in Fig. et, in which the overlapping sheets D D'I 0E reticulated metal, with the suppoiting-rods e, are used, as in Figs. l to 3. In this construction, however, the reticnlated metal is supported against the trmvel-pressure and ottset from the Wall F by holders g, driven into the wall and receiving at their outer ends the furring-rods 7i, which may be Woven into or secured to the lathing in any suitable manner. These holders for the turring-rods in the form shown are novel and in themselves forma specific feature of the invention. They consist of pieces of metal, preferably dat, so as to be readily and cheaply formed from pieces of scrap metal, and are cut at their outer ends with a V-shaped notch to receive the furring-rods, as shown clearly in the detail view, Fig. 5. In use they are driven into the Wall, preferably by means of a threecornered driving-piece fitting into the notch, and the furring-rods arc then placed in position in the notches of the series of holders, and the ends of the holders on the opposite sides of the V-notches are then bent in over the furring-rods, as shown in Fig. 4, by a blow of the hammer or otherwise, so as to hold the furring-rods securely.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4i it Will be apparent that the metal framework is first erected complete, as shown, and the plastic material is then applied to the outer face of the retieulated metal.

It will be seen that my invention provides partition and Wall constructions that may be produced very rapidly and cheaply with unskilled labor. The overlapping adjustable sheets of lathin g and the supporting-rods projecting beyond the edge of the lathing may be used in constructions other than pa rtitions and Walls, includinghorizontal constructions, and are thus claimed.

lVh-at I claim is 1. A iireproof construction consisting of a vertical center of reticulated metal formed of a plurality ot sheets overlapping and secured together at their horizontal edges, and plastic material applied on one or both sides of the metal, substantially as described.

2. A iireproof construction consisting of a vertical center of reticulated metal formed of a plurality of sheets with vertical supportingrods, the vhorizontal edges of the adjacent sheets and ends of the rods overlapping and being secured together, and plastic material applied on one or both sides ot' the metal, substantially as described.

3. A iireproof construction consisting of a vertical center of reticulated metal formed of a plurality of sheets with vertical supportingrods, the horizontal edges of the adjacent sheets and ends of the rods overlappin g, horizontal rods extending along the overlapping sheets and supporting-rods and secured to the latter, and plastic material applied on one or both sides of the metal, substantially as described.

1. A fireproof construction consisting of a vertical center of reticulated metal formed of a plurality of sheets with vertical supportingrods having ends projecting from one edge of the sheets for securing them in place, the horizontal edges of the adjacent sheets and ends of the rods overlapping and being secured together, and plastic material applied on one or both sides of the metal, substantially as described.

5. A partition consisting of a center of reticnlated metal formed of a plurality of sheets with vertical supporting rods projecting above and below the center and secured to the ceiling and lloor, the horizontal edges of the adjacent sheets and ends of the rods overlapping and being secured together, and plastic material on the opposite sides of said center, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a plurality of sheets of Wire lathing or other reticulated metal, and snpporting-rods Woven therein or secured thereto, the adjacent edges of the sheets and ends of the rods overlapping and being secured together, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a plurality of sheets of wire lathingor other reticnlated metal,sup porting-rods Woven therein or secured thereto, the adjacent edges of the sheets and ends of the rods overlapping, and rods extending along the overlapping portions of the sheets and supporting-rods and secured to the latter, substantially as described.

8. The combination of a plurality of sheets of wire lathing or other reticulated 1netal,sup porting-rods Woven therein or secured thereto, the adjacent edges of the sheets and ends of the rods overlapping and being secured together, and the outer ends of the supportingrods projecting beyond the sheets and being IOS IIO

rimanente.

a piece of metal adapted to be driven into a wall or similar support and having a V-notch at the outer end adapted to receive a driving member or-tool and to receive the furring-rod and the outer terminals of the V-notch adapted to be bent around the furring-rod, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

l/VILLIAM ORB..

Witnesses:

EDWIN W. ARNOLD, GEO. W. FELTY. 

